Life experiences of young adults who have coordination difficulties

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-166

  Missiuna, Cheryl ^a,b   Moll, Sandra ^c   King, Gillian ^d   Stewart, Debra ^c   Macdonald, Kathryn ^c,e  

^a School of Rehabilitation Science

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Child Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Developmental coordination disorder; Participation; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; IDENTITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PERSEVERATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 45149089937     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740807500307     Document Type: Article

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